About Badhal Village

Badhal is a mid sized village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 317 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badhal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Jubbal
Pincode	171208
Area (hectares)	440 hectares
Population	650
Male Population	317
Female Population	333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,050
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Badhal compares

By the 2011 count Badhal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 440 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Badhal

Badhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Badhal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Badhal from other places

Badhal lies about 53 km from Shimla. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Badhal
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	6.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	53 km

Villages closest to Badhal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jubbal tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Badhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Badhal village had a population of 650. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Badhal village has 317 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badhal has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Badhal is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badhal covers 440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Badhal falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Badhal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Badhal.

Badhal is about 53 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badhal is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 6.5 km away. Shimla is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.